Tie mounting



C. H. KLAGES Oct. 18, 1938.

TIE MOUNTING Filed Jan. 22, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l m m, J E a 3 V 0 m K m5 m f flw m "MW. VH\\,\\ hf m i m ATTORNEYS Oct. 18, 1938. c KLAGES2,133,328

TIE MOUNTING Filed Jan. 22, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1N VENTOR Char/e5Harry Wages ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 18, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE6 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for attaching a pro-tied necktie to acollar, and more particularly to a collar of the fold-down type. Theinvention is applicable either to collars which are detachable from theshirt, or to collars which form a permanent integral part of the shirt.Such collars, in every instance, comprise an upstanding inner fold orband portion and an outer fold which 7 form an extremely acute anglewith the inner fold.

It is an object of the present invention to pro vide a tie carrier uponwhich the tie is mounted, anchorage means adapted to be applied eitherpermanently or detachably to the inner fold. of a lfi collar, and meansfor so interconnecting the tie holder and the anchorage means that thetie and tie holder may be applied in a low position at a considerabledistance down from the vertex of the collar angle to avoiddisarrangement of the outer fold of the collar, and will thereafter beresiliently urged upward to keep the tie pressed upward into the vertexof the collar angle While it is being Worn.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter 1 appear.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, and illustratingcertain practical and advantageous embodiments of the invention:

Fig. l is a fragmentary view in front elevation showing a four-in-handnecktie applied to a collar-attached shirt by means embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrows, the outer fold being omitted;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tie carrier of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of a form of tie carrier different fromthat illustrated in Figs.

" 1 and 3;

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of a further modified form of tie carrier;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a modified form ofanchoring member, shown applied to a collar;

Fig. '7 is a view in elevation of a fastener member employed in securingthe anchoring member of Fig. 6 in place;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a 50.further modified formof anchoring member secured to a collar;

Fig. 9 is a view in elevation of a fastener for securing the anchoringmember of Fig. 8 in place;

Figs. 10 and 11 show further modified forms of 55 anchoring membersattached to collars;

Fig. 12 shows another embodiment of the invention in which the anchoringmember is detachably secured to the collar button.

In Fig. 1 the shirt I is shown with a turned down collar 2 formed as anintegral part of it. This 5 collar comprises an inner fold or bandportion 3, and a turned down outer fold 4, the two folds forming attheir upper extremities an extremely acute angle. The shirt and collarare adapted to open at the front and are held closed by buttons 5 in theusual manner. A four-in-hand necktie ii is shown secured in position tobe worn with the collar. At one side of the tie space an anchoringmember I, in the form of a U-shaped wire having eyes at its ends, ispermanently secured to the inner fold of the collar by means of upperand lower eyelets 8. A similar anchoring member 9 is secured to theinner fold of the collar at the opposite side of the tie space by meansof eyelets 8. A tie carrier is is adapted to be mounted upon theanchoring members I and 9. The tie carrier comprises a strip of elasticH which is secured at its opposite ends to hooks l2 and 12a. The tie maybe permanently tied upon the elastic and attached to the collar byapplying the hook l2 to the anchoring member I and the hook 12a to theanchoring member 9.

Both anchoring members comprise straight body portions 14, and thesebody portions extend upward in convergent relation to one another. Thelower ends of the body portions 14 are mounted so far apart that theelastic H must be stretched to a substantial extent in orderv to permitboth hooks to be applied. The body portions it of the anchoring membersare smooth and 2..

straight and are adapted to function as cams or translating means incooperation with the hooks. Thus, the contracting force of the elasticII is transformed and made effective to shift the tie carrier bodilyupward. The arrangement permits the tie and tie holder to be applied ina low position to avoid disarrangement of the outer fold of the collar,but causes the tie and tie holder to be shifted bodily upward andpressed into the collar angle at the vertex thereof. The arrangementserves both to facilitate convenient application of the tie to thecollar and also to assure maintaining of the tie in the h ghest possibleposition in the collar angle at all times.

The construction described also has the usual advantage of pre-tiedneckties that the tie is not rumpled and impaired in appearance byrepeated trim; and untying.

While a collar attached shirt is illustrated in Fig. 1, it will bereadily appreciated, of course,

that the invention is also applicable to a separate collar adapted to beapplied to a shirt. In such a case the anchoring members and 9 would beaffixed to the inner fold of the detachable collar. Elastic 5, beingnarrower in the middle when the tie is tied upon it, tends to keep thetie in the middle of the elastic and to prevent lateral displacement ofthe tie.

The tie carrier adapted to be used in place of the tie carrier H] ofFig. 1. The'tie carrier l4 comprises an elastic cord 15 formed into aloop. Hooks l6 are applied to the cord at opposite ends of the loop,each hook comprising a sleeve portion l! which grips the cor-d and ahook portion |8 which projects outward from the sleeve. The hooks may besimply sheet metal members in which the sleeves are formed by turningover the metal. The tie is tied about the upper and lower stretches ofthe cord, drawing these stretches together as illustrated in dottedlines.

The. tie carrier IQ of Fig. 5 may also be used as a substitute for thetie carrier MB of Fig. 1. The tie carrier 9 comprises an elastic cord 23whose opposite ends are secured to sheet metal hooks 2!. Each hookcomprises a hook portion 22, a sleeve portion 23, and abutment portions24. The abutment portions 24 extend vertically to a substantial distanceabove and below the cord 2!! and serve to limit lateral shifting of thenecktie so that the tie is substantially centered with reference. to thecarrier when being worn.

In Fig. 6 disclosure is made of an anchoring member 25 which may be usedas a substitute for the anchoring members and 9, of Fig. 1. Theanchoring member 25 consists of a straight bar or link 25 having eyes 21in its opposite ends. The eyes may be utilized for securing theanchoring member 26 to the inner fold 3 of the collar by any suitablemeans. As illustrated, fasteners 28 are employed. Each fastener 23comprises a strip of metal folded to provide a head portion 29, Fig. 7,and a pair of juxtaposed legs 38 and 3! which extend downward from themiddle of the head portion. The legs 35? and 3! are adapted to be passedthrough the material of the inner band 3, then th ough one of the eyes21 and then to be spread apart and flattened as illustrated in Fig. 6.

The anchoring member 32 of Fig. 8 is adapted to be used in place of theanchoring members 1 and 9 of Fig. 1. Each anchoring member 32 comprisesa straight body portion 33, and curved legs 34 with eyes 35 at the endsof the legs. The eyes 35 may be secured to the inner fold 3 of thecollar by any suitable means. As illustrated, a single fastener 35 isemployed for effecting such securement. The fastener 36 consists of a U-shaped strip of metal, see Fig. 9, comprising a body portion 3'! andbendable legs 38. The legs 38 are passed through the material of theinner band from the inside outward, and each leg is passed through oneof the eyes 35 and then bent over as illustrated in Fig. 8.

The anchoring member 39 of Fig. 10 may also be used as a substitute forthe anchoring mem-' the collar repeatedly without suffering impairmentof any kind.

The anchoring member 44 of Fig. 11 is also l4, illustrated in Fig. 4, is

suitable as a substitute for the anchoring members and 8 of Fig. 1. Theanchoring member 44 is essentially a safety pin consisting of a loop ofWire having one end pointed and the other end recessed for covering andconcealing the point after the point has been passed twice through thematerial of the inner band 3 of the collar.

In Fig. 12 disclosure is made of a modified form of the invention inwhich the anchoring member is detachably secured to the collar button.In this form of construction the anchoring member 45 desirably consistsof a sheet 46 of metal or other suitable material having the requiredproperties of stiffness and elasticity. The sheet 46 has a pair ofintegral tabs 41, folded back and separated from one another by a slotto form a fastener for attachment to the collar button.

The tie 6 is carried upon a tie carrier |a which comprises a strip ofelastic Ia secured at its ends to rigid slotted links 48. Each link 48is pivotally mounted at its outer end upon an arm 49 by means of aneyelet or rivet 59. Each arm 49 is, in turn, pivotally mounted upon theanchoring members 45 by means of an eyelet rivet The arms 49 have turneddown ends 52 for facilitating manipulation of the arms.

Each arm 49 together with the anchoring member 46, constitutes, ineffect, a toggle which can be broken either downward or upward. When theanchoring member is being applied to the collar button the toggles arebroken in a downward direction so that the tie carrier la is situatedbelow the eyelets 5|. When the anchoring member has been applied to thecollar button, the ends 52 of the arms 49 are pushed upward to move thetie carrier across the dead center, that is to say, above the horizontalplane of the eyelets 5|. When the arms cross dead center, the tension ofthe elastic is effective to draw them toward one another and toward thevertex of the collar angle. As a consequence, the tie carrier itself ismoved bodily upward to press and maintain the tie in the vertex of thecollar angle. The toggles constitute translating means for moving thetie carrier bodily upward in response to its own contractile force.

The arms 49, themselves, engage in the collar angle and serve to holdthe anchoring member 46 pressed firmly down against the collar button.

When it is desired to remove the necktie, the arms 49 may be pulleddownward by seizing their ends 52 to break the toggle in a downwarddirection. The anchoring member 46 may then be very readily detachedfrom the collar button.

I have described What I believe to be the best embodiments of myinvention. I do not wish,

'however, to be confined to the embodiments shown, but what I desire tocover by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A tie mounting means for mounting a necktie on a collar comprising,in combination, a contractible tie carrier, anchoring means adapted forsecurement to the collar and comprising an upwardly converging guideportion and means for connecting the lie carrier under tension with saidinclined guide portion, so that the tension of the tie carrier urges theconnecting means to move bodily upward along the guide portion.

2. In a tie mount, the combination with 2. turned down collar, of acontractible tie carrier, anchoring members secured to the inner fold ofthe collar at opposite sides of the tie space, said anchoring membersincluding guide portions which extend upwardly toward the vertex of thecarrier over which the tie is knotted, a pair of hooks, one at each endof said contractible carrier, and a pair of anchoring members forcooperating with said hooks to hold said tie in place, said anchoringmembers being secured to the inner fold of the collar at opposite sidesof the tie space, said anchoring members including guide portions whichextend upwardly toward the vertex of the collar angle in convergentrelation to one another, and fastening members for securing each of saidanchoring members adjacent its upper and lower ends to the inner fold ofthe collar.

4. A tie mount as set forth in claim 2 in which the anchoring meansconsists of a pair of U- shaped wire members, each including a pair oflegs connected by a straight body portion and having eyes at the freeends thereof, and means passed through the eyes and through the innerfold of the collar for securing the anchoring members in place.

5. A tie mount as set forth in claim 2 in which the anchoring meansconsists of a pair of U- shaped wire members, each including a pair oflegs connected by a straight body portion and having eyes at the freeends thereof, and U- shaped staples, each having the legs thereof passedseparately through the inner fold of the collar and through the eyes atthe opposite ends of an associated anchoring member and then bent overfor detachably securing the anchoring members in place.

6. A tie mount as set forth in claim 2 in which the anchoring meansconsists of a pair of straight bars each having eyes at the oppositeends thereof, and fasteners each having juxtaposed legs passed throughthe inner fold of the collar and through one of the eyes and thenspread, for detachably securing the anchoring bars in place.

CHARLES HARRY KLAGES.

